My Lai Massacre Case Goes to Jury
Lt. William Calley Jr faces a six man court martial on the My Lai massacre anniversary. Defense calls him the pige on and pleads for release while prosecutors say he acted on his own accord with potential death penalty exposure.
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Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
MY Lai
Associated Press
Benning
William Calley Jr
George Latimer
Latimer
Calley
Medina
Tricia Nixon to Wed Edward Cox at White House
President Nixon announced at a St Patrick's Eve White House gathering that his elder daughter Tricia will marry Edward Finch Cox, a Harvard law student from a prominent New York family, in a June 5 ceremony at the Executive Mansion amid a gala of about 300 guests.
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White House
Tricia Nixon
Edward Finch Cox
Washington
UPI
Nixon
Tricia
Harvard
New York
Executive Mansion
Engaged Tricia Nixon and Edward Cox announced at White House
The 59th birthday gala featured Tricia Nixon and Edward Cox’s engagement revealed in the East Room. President Nixon quipped about leaks as guests, including Julie Nixon Eisenhower, watched the announcement. A court trial summary follows, noting Latimer’s closing remarks on My Lai and Medina’s orders.
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Priscilla
Boston
Tricia
Cox
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Howard Ellis Cox Jr
Defense Department
Edward G. Latch
House of Representatives
Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Church
Washington
Nixon
Flags From History Highlighted At Lone Rodeo
State Sen. Clem McSpadden described a set of historic flags to be flown at a Texas rodeo. The flags trace British and American milestones from Cabot’s voyage in 1497 to Betsy Ross sewn Stars and Stripes and include the Pine Tree Flag and the Rattlesnake Flag. The event runs daily at p.m. today through Saturday.
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Clem McSpadden
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
McSpadden
Great Britain
John Cabot
New England
Bunker Hill
America
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England
Franklin
Boston
George Washington
Washington
Continental Congress
United States
Betsy Ross
Vermont
Kentucky
Port McHenry
Francis Scott Key
Bnner
Weather Outlook Shows Mild South Plains Warmth
National Weather Service in Lubbock forecasts a high in the low 70s today with a tonight low in the upper 30s. Winds from the south to southwest at 10 to 20 mph. No rain is forecast through Sunday as a Pacific cold front edges in tonight.
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South Plains
National Weather Service
Lubbock
San Antonio
Cotulla
Marfa
Dalhart
Texas
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
West Virginia
New Hampshire
Daytona Beach
Florida
Ormond Beach
Weather Hamps Air Support in Vietnam Operations
U S helicopter pilots near Lolo report sharp fighting with no casualties, weather fouling air activity as nearly 800 sorties were flown. North Laos thrusts pause late month due to weather. ongoing border strikes possible. Total enemy deaths 8 914 with 159 prisoners. government losses 784 KIA 2 950 wounded 193 missing. Laos activity focused on recovering bodies and wreckage.
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Ho Chi Minh Strait
Vietnam
U.S
Lolo
Laos
Ethics bill sparks sharp debate over gifts and conflicts
Texas Senators clashed as a proposed ethics measure faced amendments. A rejected change would cut gifts reporting from 100 to 25 dollars. Critics accused sponsor Hall of pandering to public clamor while decrying “factory law firms” behind the bill.
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Oscar Maury
Dallas
Blanchard
Schwartz
Hall
Texas Senate
Moore
Falfurrias
Pecos
Barnes
Dewey Dies After Heart Attack at Seaview Hotel
Former Governor and GOP presidential candidate Thomas E. Dewey died after a heart attack at the Seaview Hotel. He had been a leading NY prosecutor in the 1930s and served as governor in 1943 1946 1950. Survived by two sons. his wife Frances Hutt died last year. Born Owosso Michigan he rose from law student to national figure. Dewey's career included tough anti racketeering cases and two presidential campaigns losing to Roosevelt and Truman.
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Calley
My Lail Lon
Ernest Medina
Capt. Medina
Medina
Dewey
Frances F. Hutt
Sherman
Tex
New York City
Thomas F. Dewey Jr
John M. Dewey
Thomas Edmund Dewey
Murder Inc
New York
White House
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Truman
Owosso
Mich
University of Michigan
Columbia University Law School
New York County
Manhattan
Charles
Lucky’ Luciano
Herbert Lehman
Wendell L. Wilkie
John J. Bennett
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Henry Wallace
Strom Thurmond
Embezzlement Probe Ties Chicago Bank to Grand Shortage
FBI probes a Chicago bank embezzlement after a fired executive and a bookkeeper confessed to stealing an estimated 6 to 7 million dollars. The bank, with 60 million in assets, remains open as investigators assess the scheme linked to a Cosmopolitan account and a multi-year shortfall.
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Magers
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Companies
Leonard M. Lavezzorio
Cosmopolitan
Federal Deposit Insurances Corporation
Eatontown National Bank
Eatontown
N.J
Benefits engineered a legislative coup in Capitol push
Mills used unanimous consent to move a debt limit and Social Security bill through the House. He sidestepped a rule delaying action until Friday and persuaded Rep. H. R. Gross to avoid a veto or obstruction. The debt limit would rise to avert default, while Social Security would boost the retiree average from 118 to 130 dollars monthly and couples from 198 to 218.
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Mills
H. R. Gross
Iowa
Gross
Congress
How They Voted On Ethics Bill In Senate
AP filed list shows 17 yes votes led by Sen. Ralph Hall and 11 against including Sen. Hall and others. Absent were Sen. Bridges, Creighton and Kennard.
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Aikin
Beckworth
Hall
Harrington
High Tower
Maury
McKool
Patman
Snelson
Watson
Ward
Bridges
Creighton
Kennard
Oscar Mauzy
Dallas
H. J
Doc” Blanchard
Lubbock
Ralph ‘Hall
Rockwall
Senate creates real estate research center at Texas A M University
The Senate voted to establish a real estate research center at Texas A M University. The House, in a routine morning session, tentatively approved several bills by voice vote. One would tax Blue Cross Blue Shield and other group insurers at 1.1 percent gross premiums. Another would bar teachers and school board members from working for textbook publishers except as authors. A third would ban competitive bid contracts for professional services used by government and utilities, including architects, doctors, engineers and accountants.
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Senate
Texas AM University
House
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Cheap place to live survey shows Austin holds cost edge
The department notes nationwide budget costs rose 18.5 percent from spring 1967 to spring 1970, with Dallas 18.9 percent, Austin 17.4 percent, and Houston 16.7 percent. It cites Anchorage and Honolulu as most expensive, while the Northeast runs high and the South lower. Texas cities like Dallas and Houston are cheaper than many small metros outside the region.
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Houston
Anchorage
Alaska
Honolulu
Hawaii
United States
South
el Paso
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Texas
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